"Violent Crime In New York City Is Becoming Rare," New York Times

City officials announced another decline in crime statistics on Wednesday. Only 290 people have been killed in New York so far this year, which would have been unthinkable twenty years ago. The decline in crime has continued as the police department has moved away from marijuana arrests and stop and frisks. The city is also beginning a pilot program to equip some officers with body cameras. Goodman in The New York Times.